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States waiting on Congress for extra Medicaid funds, COBRA subsidies could be gone for good
A Senate effort to extend federal help to states struggling with swelling Medicaid rolls hit a road...
Idea of New York's cuts to healthcare causes a stir
Following New York Gov. David A. Paterson’s comments that he would most likely ask for deep cuts in money for...
New York governor seeks cuts of $1 billion
New York Gov. David A. Paterson has presented a plan to trim $1 billion from the state's budget that includes cutting...
New York Medicaid to deny payment for hospital errors
Beginning in October, New York hospitals won’t be able to bill Medicaid for "never events" such as mistakes...
New York legislators reach deal on healthcare in budget talks
New York state lawmakers have passed the first piece of New York’s budget that includes a healthcare package for...
Hospitals file lawsuit over Medicaid
Groups representing most of the nation's hospitals are suing federal health officials to block the enactment of...
Florida Senate freezes Medicaid
The Florida Senate has approved a bill that would eliminate special automatic cost-of-living increases in payments to...
Detroit Medical Center’s state payment assertions challenged
Michigan’s Medicaid director has disputed contentions by the Detroit Medical Center that the state is overpaying...
Pennsylvania: No Medicaid pay for hospital errors
Pennsylvania has announced it will no longer make Medicaid payments to hospitals for serious, preventable medical...
Hospital-based doctors targeted for Medicaid rate cut
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking cuts to the Medicaid rate paid to doctors in hospital-based...

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